Drive on the right and overtake on the left.
It is compulsory to carry a warning triangle, first aid kit and a fire extinguisher.
A motorway tax disc must be displayed - weekly or monthly versions can be obtained. The following motorways charge tolls: A10 Tauern motorway, A9 Pyhrn motorway, A13 Brenner motorway, S16 Arlberg Tunnel.
Seatbelts are compulsory in the front and rear.
A 'pay and display' parking system operates in major towns for which tickets can be purchased from tobacconists.
The flashing of headlights is used as a warning.
Dipped headlights should be used in built-up areas at night.
Motorists should not overtake a parked school bus with flashing red and yellow lights.
Horns may not be used where their use is prohibited by a road sign. This applies in many large towns, mostly at night and in Vienna at all times.
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